eelavation said:
"Sticks" coached us for only a season [1975] but it was incredible the sort of influence he brought to the club, Fearnely did get the credit he deserved after the success in the late 70's however it was Provan who laid the platform in that year, is that how you saw it??
mind you, Fearnely was largely responsable in getting Price, Cronin and Sterling at the club so he did well there that's for sure.
Terry took the reserve grade from wooden spooners to premiers in 1975. He was a first grade coach waiting his chance. His influence on the Eels should never be under estimated.
In his reserve grade team he had a huge prop named Steve Williams who scored one million tries - or thereabouts that season....a bloody lot anyway.
Terry also enticed John Baker to Parra from Wests and he was one tough hombre.
Terry Fearnley was responsible for the recruitment of John Quayle, Jim Porter and John Peard from the Roosters. He had good local kids in Fitzy, Geoff Gerard, Graeme 'Shovels' Olling, John "Things go better with" Kolc and Neville "You Bastard" Glover (just kidding Nev, you were great)
Mick Cronin didn't come until 1977. Crow was actually headed for Canterbury after promising Bullfrog he would play, but the Doggies had over stepped their import quota, so the Crow went to the Eels with Bullfrogs blessing.
How lucky was that!!!!
In my opinion,Terry Fearnley SHOULD have won two premierships with Parra...Manly and St George. Manly beat the Eels on scrum penalty goals, Garry Cook butchered the Eels in the tied Grand Final.
He is right up there with Gibbo as the people who taught the Eels how to win. Ironically, in the early sixties, Terry coached an Eastern Suburbs team that had Jack Gibson as a player...
